Category: Recipes

  • I’m embarrassed to even call this a recipe. We had ham steak for dinner. I decided to fry it up. I sprinkled a tablespoon of brown sugar as it was cooking on both sides. Then I sprinkled another tablespoon of brown sugar on one of the sides. The Imaginative One raved about the taste. He…

  • We planned a weekend getaway. The boys and I had four days off this weekend because of President’s Day and parent-teacher conference comp. Day. So we decided to take a road trip to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I haven’t been back to Pittsburgh in 2.5 years, so it was time to visit it again. I love this…

  • I’ve been working on perfecting this side dish for years.  I’ve finally found the best method to make tasty potatoes cooked all the way through and crispy on the outside. I cut each potato into 16 pieces, so they cook up faster. Roasted Potatoes Stars of the recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe This post has been linked…

  • We had this for dinner on Monday.  When I asked Hubby if he liked it, he told me that it was rude to talk with their mouth full.  I take it that he liked it a lot. Paprika Chicken Stars of the recipe: Steps: Printable Recipe

  • I love cookies. They are one of my favorite desserts. Like a Lay’s Chip, you can’t eat just one. So last week, when Cookies and Cups posted a recipe for Peanut Butter Cups Chocolate Cookies, I knew I needed to try it to put it in my growing cookie recipe “file.”  These cookies were so…

  • All you need is five ingredients ~ six if you include the topping. So it’s perfect for the pantry challenge. I found this recipe while various blogs had a countdown to 2012. Each day they posted their top recipes in different categories. Recipe Shoebox listed this as one of their top recipes in the dessert category. It looked…

  • Last summer, my aunt left me a message on Facebook about Tropical Smoothie giving away a free smoothie if you came in with flip-flops.  The boys and I jumped on that deal.  As a result, the Imaginative One fell in love with the strawberry banana smoothie (I don’t remember its real name).  Once I got…

  • Homemade Brownies

    Whenever I tell the boys I made something from scratch, the Wee One replies, “Scratch the box.” These brownies are made from scratch and are the best I’ve tasted.  They are easy to whip up and use items found in my pantry.:)  You can adapt them to your liking.  Today I had Andes’ peppermint chips…

  • Monday is Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday holiday.  This morning the Wee One started talking about the holiday and how it does not matter what color a person’s skin is because God made you the way you are.  It made my heart melt listening to the wisdom of a 6.5-year-old. Now onto my recipe –…

  • Yummy!  And healthy!  That’s two words that describe these smoothies. Right before Christmas, I bought an individual smoothie maker with cups for a Christmas gift for the whole family.  The Imaginative One, and I love making and drinking smoothies.  He also likes to drink milkshakes made with a smoothie maker.  I will share his favorite smoothie…